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Florida TCPA Action Survives Motion To Dismiss

Collection Industry News

Built USA, LLC, plaintiff alleged that defendant violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act(“TCPA”) as well as the Florida Telephone Solicitation Act (“FTSA”), by sending unsolicited text messages advertising a sweepstakes contest. compel the conclusion that a text message is a telephone call under the TCPA.”

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2 types of debt that are included in bankruptcy

Roths Child Law

Now, they can even send you private messages on social media and text you. The court will divide debts into two categories – unsecured and secured. Medical bills also fall under this category. The need for a fresh financial start is sometimes one of the most pressing matters in a person’s life.

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Finding Shelter in the Storm: Using the Bona Fide Error Defense with the Final Debt Collection Rule

Consumer Financial Services Law

Limited Content Messages. Limited Content Messages” are a new concept introduced by the Rule in its definitional section (1006.1) and are intended to provide a safe way for debt collectors to leave non-substantive messages for a consumer requesting a return call while not inadvertently disclosing the debt to third parties.

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6 Best Practices in Modern Debt Collection

Re:Ceeve

For example, you might hypothesise that your debtors prefer regular, casual text messages than irregular (but highly serious) letters through their door with a big red ‘URGENT’ sign plastered on the front. Group A might respond very well to loss-aversion style messaging (e.g. Use this data to inform your outreach messaging.

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New Limits on Predictive Dialers: Florida Enacts Its Version of the TCPA

Collection Industry News

This statute limits the use of automatic dialers in making calls, text messages, or voicemail transmissions to consumers for the solicitation of sales of any consumer goods or services, including an extension of credit for consumer goods or services, without the prior express consent of that consumer.

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Top 5 Customer Development Posts of 2020: COVID and Beyond   

Fico Collections

In this category, COVID-19 was a pressing topic but didn’t dominate the discussion as it did in the Debt Collection & Recovery category. Whilst texts do not identify patients, they do give gender, age range and names of shops and restaurants they visited. Here are our top 5 posts from 2020. #1.

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Overview of Applicability and Updated Privacy Provisions in the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (CPRA)

Burr Forman

4) Consumers have a right to know the length of time the business intends to retain each category of personal information and sensitive personal information. (5) However, the specific guidelines as to this technical procedure are still evolving. (4)